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I'm so proud! DS just stole my banana.

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Sanguine · 13/05/2008 13:37

Well, DS has been food obsessed for a while now. He was watching me eat a banana when he made a lunge for it, shoved it in his mouth, took a great chunk out of it, gave it a good chomp, swallowed it and then came back for more!

What shall I offer him next?

He's 23 weeks, btw.

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Iklboo · 13/05/2008 13:39

PLEASE be prepared for some people who will shout at you to wait until DS is exactly 6 months old
Try him with pureed pear, apple, mango etc.
Sloppy mashed potato is good too

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Sanguine · 13/05/2008 14:00

Iklboo - Thanks for the warning! I've noticed a little bit of civil strife going on here on that subject. I've been loitering here for a few weeks, ever since HV told me to wean because DS was waking up at night. I had intended to wait until exactly 6 months, but it's been getting harder and harder to fend off DS. And I didn't really have the heart to wrestle him away from a banana. After he'd chewed, swallowed and smeared some on his face he turned to me and squealed and flapped his arms. It was sooo cute.

I don't think DS realises he's supposed to wait another three weeks, tbh.

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jamila169 · 13/05/2008 14:06

congratulations sanguine -you're a baby led weaner! I'd just see what else he'll pinch and eat, he's obviously got his self feeding skills sorted, so mush would be a backward step(you lucky lucky thing, mine usually don't get it until 8 months)I dunno what to suggest next, maybe steamed carrot sticks,soggy cheerios, anthing thats soft enough to squidge and big enough to hold really.

Iklboo · 13/05/2008 14:09

I agree - just try him with different textures & tastes. As long as it's soggy enough for him to chomp it should be fine.
What's the word on reddy brek, wetabix etc these days? Is it still wait for a while because of allergy issues?

LittleMyDancing · 13/05/2008 14:15

Can I just have a quick rant about HVs who tell people that solids will help babies sleep through the night? It's a complete myth and can be downright dangerous!

That said, sounds like your little one is very ready to start experimenting with food, so that wasn't a rant at you.

jamila169 · 13/05/2008 14:15

the oats and wheat thing is a tricky one, I've always avoided wheaty stuff for nearly the year because of bowel issues in the family, but never really thought about oats(I guess because we've not got anyone with coeliac disease).I thing baby porridge is gluten free though

MrsBadger · 13/05/2008 14:19

weetabix, readybrek etc are slop hence a 'backward' step as jamila says...
try mini shredded wheat sploshed with a bit of milk - easy to pick up
(officially cow's milk and gluten are meant to wait till 6m though)

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Sanguine · 13/05/2008 14:27

There's a pear ripening in the fruit bowl, he might like a bit of that when it gets nice and soft, maybe? How about steamed courgette?

I was all prepared to go with purees (I even bought a recipe book, made some and put them in the freezer) but he does seem to have decided to side-step that one. I hadn't really considered doing BLW until today.

Is it bits and bobs every so often, or do I offer food at a certain time of day?

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jamila169 · 13/05/2008 14:30

just decide what's a good time for you - I tend towards lunchtime,just because it tends to be quieter and it's easy to get your own lunch and supervise.

BexieID · 13/05/2008 14:30

Lucky you! At 2yo, Tom still won't eat a whole banana!

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Sanguine · 14/05/2008 10:39

So, how do you teach them what may pinch and what they mustn't?

Last night at tea time, DS was getting very frustrated that I wouldn't let him share my black bean stir fry, and just now he tried to grab my mug of tea.

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Rubyrubyruby · 14/05/2008 10:42

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diplodocus · 14/05/2008 10:56

I don't really understand this "slop is a backward step" arguement. We all eat slop (yoghurt / soup etc) and surely it's just a different texture? Why can't he have both solid food and puree (though obviously no need to puree things like bananas if he eats them whole already)? That gives the broadest range of tastes / foods as there are some things you really can't give whole for a while. That's how I'm weaning my DD at the moment.

MrsBadger · 14/05/2008 10:58

just because more research has been done into the state of the infant gut

AitchTwoCiao · 14/05/2008 11:01

i think they've changed the guideines maybe twice in ten years, tbh.

you really can give pretty much everything whole, tbh, it all starts off whole until it's mashed or whizzed, doesn't it? it's not so much a backward step (haven't seen that argument proposed) it's just a waste of energy if you don't have to.

and good news sanguine, i don't think you'll find anyone saying 23 weeks is a problem so long as you stick with fruit and veg for the next few weeks, which is easy enough as there's loads of delicious stuff around in summer. oooh, wait until the peaches and apricots start coming in, so fabulous...

MrsBadger · 14/05/2008 11:01

I think it's because finger food puts them in control of their own eating as they decide when/how it goes in their mouth etc

slop inevitably means we hold the spoon so we are in control

once they are spooning themselves obv it is fine, I just felt that dd was doing so well learning about putting her own food in her own mouth at her own pace that me taking over and shoving spoons at her just because I wanted her to eat something runny wasn't really helpful

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